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They All Laughed

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The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is assigned to trail an Italian millionaire's wife, Angela (Audrey Hepburn), he inevitably falls for her continental charm. His partner, Charles (John Ritter), is similarly unable to keep his hands off the woman he's trailing -- a winsome cheating spouse named Dolores (Dorothy Stratten).

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Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine 10/14/2006
3/4
The film is a delicately staged roundelay of intertwined pursuit. Go to Full Review
Sean Burns Crooked Marquee 04/25/2024
‘They All Laughed’ was Peter Bogdanovich’s personal favorite of all his films. Most days it’s mine, too. Go to Full Review
Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/22/2019
The adventures of the three sad private detectives don't thrill or entertain. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Tynan Yanaga Film Inquiry 02/27/2019
Even in the themes of infidelity, heartache, and loneliness, They All Laughed somehow manages to cling to the humor found in its title. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 03/22/2018
B+
If you've ever wanted to take a time machine vacation back to 1980 New York where you can do no wrong, this fun-loving movie makes it possible. We're all in the mood for love. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/12/2007
C+
Not much sparkle. Go to Full Review
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thiago S @Thiagostone May 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Vincent S @Vin_E_At_The_Movies Jan 27 I stand by this underappreciated romantic, screwball comedy, love letter to New York always even after several viewings. There are so much joy, energy, niceness, spirit and good nature here. Dorothy Stratten is luminous and naturally charismatic, what a film career she could have had. Audrey Hepburn, in a small role, is luminous, Ben Gazzara is cool, Patti Hansen is super sexy and charismatic, John Ritter and Blaine Novak funny and Colleen Camp is a life force here. The songs are great, the location filmmaking is brilliant late 70s, early 80s magic. It received bad reviews, but I don't care, Audrey Hepburn and Quentin Tarantino loved it. See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni Jan 26 Slight, but heartfelt romantic comedy, Fluffy at times, but also quite emotional, I loved the on location NYC scenes, the non stop tracking shots from cabs and stars walking down scenic Manhattan streets, Creates a reality that counteracts some of the schmaltz. Spot on performances, Kudos to the stars who keep it real and and times bittersweet, As two detectives fall in love with the wives they are hired to follow, The nicest surprises were a sweet, endearing performance by Dorothy Stratten and a bright, funny, street smart performance by Patti Hansen. See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 20 An interesting experience. Not much of a story. Just an excuse to have an interplay of actors that Boghdanovich liked. RT must really like Audrey Hepburn because they use a picture from her youth. Colleen Camp on the other hand was super cute as she appears in the movie, but they chose a much later picture. This is of course the last on screen evidence for Dorothy Stratten who was brutally murdered by her husband before the film was released, and her pictures tragically will never age beyond 20. Very nice night cinematography from Robby Mueller who first became known working for Wim Wenders. And a commonly misspelled Greek last name -polous instead of-poulos (Leondopolous). The beautiful taxi driver is the future Ms Keith Richards. See more Ivory J @RT66839092 May 24 This movie was painfully terrible. Just awful. Bogdanovich allowed his obsession with Dorothy to overshadow his professional judgment. The writing was awful & the acting was worse. Gazzara seemed bored & arrogant, John Ritter was just off in his comedic timing, Hepburn was boring & the rest of the cast was just lost in a completely pointless story. See more Brent A @BrentAprill45 11/24/2024 10% rating ... Very dull and flat storyline with very little appeal. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The employees of New York City's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to prevent themselves from getting over-involved in their clients' lives. When aging gumshoe John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is assigned to trail an Italian millionaire's wife, Angela (Audrey Hepburn), he inevitably falls for her continental charm. His partner, Charles (John Ritter), is similarly unable to keep his hands off the woman he's trailing -- a winsome cheating spouse named Dolores (Dorothy Stratten).
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Producer
George Morfogen, Blaine Novak
Production Co
Moon Pictures, Time Life Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 17, 2006
Runtime
1h 55m